MotoGP has unveiled a bold plan to add sprint races to all grand prix weekends from 2023 to boost fan interest. While the intentions are right, it is a move which raises many unaswered questions. Opinion:
to its grand prix weekends from 2023, as first reported by Motorsport.com almost 24 hours ahead of the official announcement, in a move that has caused quite a stir – but which was entirely predictable.
That has been a familiar tale all year at a number of events. But F1’s soaring popularity has shown that people are willing to part with large swathes of hard-earned cash in the midst of a global financial squeeze if it means getting a front-row seat at one of the world’s hottest events. Weekend mileage and track time will not change from what it is currently, though the format will be altered to accommodate the second raceFriday will consist of two practice sessions of longer lengthsWhen discussions were first had about this during the summer break between the FIM, Dorna, the International Race Teams Association and the Motorcycle Sport Manufacturers Association , the reaction was one of positive unanimity.
“First, a lot of teams don’t have direct access to their riders because they are going to change riders,” Poncharal said. “Second, you cannot ask to keep highly confidential something and tell all the details before the official announcement, because then there is no official announcement. This is something you have to take into consideration. We have informed as much as possible that there will be some changes to the format.
“We always have in our minds the limits of the riders,” Viegas said. “This is why we have this safety commission, so if the riders say we cannot go for all this so much time, so much laps on the limit, we will consider. You can be sure for us the safety of the riders comes first, of everything. This is an entirely fair approach and has been driven largely by what has proven successful in F1 – which introduced sprint races at select events in 2021 – and World Superbikes, which introduced a Superpole sprint race in 2019 that decided the top nine grid slots for the main second race and counted as a race in its own right.
However, what works elsewhere doesn’t necessarily mean it will transfer to MotoGP. Sprint racing works in Superbike racing because, from day one, WSBK events have had at least two races. In F1, it was a hugely controversial decision that has generated more interest – but the clunky designations by F1 in not calling the sprint race an actual race, while the polesitter in the qualifying for the sprint isn’t actually a historical pole winner is confusing.
Devaluing something that already has waning interest is counterintuitive. And ultimately, a second race will do this to MotoGP.
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